Dr McKenna Cup Derry 0-10 Tyrone 0-10 By Michael McMullan A STOPPAGE time point from Lachlan Murray saw Derry come from six points down to secure a draw last night in Owenbeg. Advertisement It was a night to cement the return of a rivalry with the Ulster champions battling their way back against a Tyrone […]
Rory Gallagher confirms new captain for the season ahead
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Rory Gallagher has confirmed a new captain for the season ahead, his fourth year at the helm of the Oakleafers. Glen’s Conor Glass is the new skipper with Shane McGuigan as vice-captain, Gallagher confirmed to Gaelic Life after Tuesday’s Dr McKenna Cup clash at Owenbeg. He takes over from Sleacht […]
Glen can go all the way says Brendan Rogers
By Shaun Casey DERRY dual star Brendan Rogers believes that Glen could go all the way in the All-Ireland series and lift the Andy Merrigan Cup. The Watty Graham’s club dethroned the reigning All-Ireland champions Kilcoo in an enthralling Ulster final last weekend and now face Galway side Maigh Cuilinn in the All-Ireland semi-final. Rogers is […]
Ulster hurling needs days like Sunday insists McKaigue
By Michael McMullan CHRISSY McKaigue goes in search of a fifth Ulster hurling medal on Sunday, but he is enthused with the spotlight on their showdown with Dunloy and what it can do for hurling as a whole. McKaigue, who has won 22 Derry and Ulster championship medals across both codes with Sleacht Neill, has […]
Derry ratify management teams for the season ahead
By Michael McMullan DERRY GAA have ratified Damien McErlain and Martin Boyle as minor and u-20 football managers for the season ahead. As reported by Gaelic Life, both were proposed for the positions and were confirmed at Tuesday’s meeting of Derry GAA. Outgoing minor manager Boyle steered the Oakleafers to the 2020 All-Ireland title and […]
Feature: Fermanagh’s Eoin Donnelly looks back on his county career
By Niall Gartland EOIN Donnelly stepped away after a decade of service on the Fermanagh team in January. He captained the side for most of that time period and rarely underperformed, but a first-ever Ulster Championship medal proved elusive. He prefers to accentuate the positive, however – he believes he left the Fermanagh jersey in […]
Ranked: Kerry and the chasing pack
With the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup headed to Kerry and Westmeath for the winter, Niall Gartland ranks the counties from top to bottom. 1 Kerry To the victors the spoils. Kerry have been burned by some chastening experiences in recent years, but a new management team spearheaded by Jack O’Connor led the Kingdom back […]
PATRICK MORRISON: Let’s clear things up
By Patrick Morrison SO, after last weekend’s round of games we have our All-Ireland final pairing. Galway versus Kerry in a repeat of the 2000 final, a game the Kingdom prevailed in. Both teams’ semi-final encounters were of a very similar nature with teams setting up in their defensive structures while trying to break down […]
GAA receive fault report from Hawk-Eye
By Michael McMullan THE GAA have confirmed that a full report into the issues relating to problems with the score detection technology in use in Croke Park last weekend has been received from Hawk-Eye. It made the headlines after Derry had a Conor Glass effort ruled out, with “Nil” appearing after the Croke Park big […]
Derry boss rues not making the most from early dominance
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Rory Gallagher conceded that his side were beaten by a better team, but rues not making use of the spell of dominance that saw them go three points clear after 12 minutes. Points from Brendan Rogers (2) and Niall Loughlin had the Ulster champions in control, but Galway were level […]